Healthcare Emergency Management

Graduate Certificate

Description

The graduate certificate in healthcare emergency management is an interdisciplinary program that prepares professionals to effectively meet the demands of disaster preparedness, mitigation, planning, response and recovery.

The program requires 18 hours of graduate-level courses related to disaster health. Hours completed in fulfillment of a prior degree cannot be counted toward certificate requirements. Hours completed in the certificate program, however, can be applied toward the M.S. degree in Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management.

Students may transition from the certificate program to the M.S. program with permission of the graduate faculty.

Before You Apply

Class size is limited and all applicants may not be accepted into the program. Interested individuals are encouraged to seek an advisor early in their college career to ensure that all prerequisite courses are completed in a timely manner.

Applying to the Graduate School

Applicants must meet the admission requirements of the Graduate School. To apply, complete the online application form from the Graduate School. Be sure to submit the required application fee, and official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate course work to the Graduate School.

Students wishing to complete the certificate must meet all of the needed prerequisites for the M.S. degree in DPEM. Students who are interested in pursuing a Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Emergency Management must schedule a personal interview with a M.S. adviser.

Staying in the Program

Continued admission to the certificate program is based upon completion of prerequisite course(s), and acceptance by the disaster preparedness and emergency management agencies. Some of these agencies will require a background check.

Equal Opportunity Policy

Arkansas State University is an equal opportunity institution and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, impediment/disability, or unlawful factors in the admission and treatment of students.

COURSES OFFERED AS 7 WEEK MODULES

Each of the courses in the Healthcare Emergency Management Graduate Certificate are offered over 7 weeks within the regularly scheduled modules of the Master of Science in Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management. Students can enter the certificate program in any module.

Typically, one course for the certificate requirements is offered in each module. Each module will be 7 weeks duration.

The 6 Courses for the Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management Curriculum: